The motion for summary judgment filed in Boston today alleging that Harvard discriminates against Chinese-American applicants is very strong. Claims that through racial preferences, Harvard treats Asians the way it used to treat Jews.

"The plaintiffs highlight a 2013 analysis by Harvard’s Office of Institutional Res. that found Asian-Americans would make up 43% of the admitted class if based on academic credentials alone, and that being Asian-American decreases the chances of admission" https://t.co/7zUDP0jXZR

The premise that Harvard has to pick between not discriminating against Asian and Asian-American applicants, and having full representation of black and Hispanic applicants, seems like a pretty obvious false binaryhttps://t.co/pJ6Cf7L5d3

it's called quotas. every elite university puts applicants in their racial/ethnic group and pick the best of each group. no other way to explain why admitted asian applicant scores are so much higher than every other group BY FAR to occupy the same spot https://t.co/gYEPiPzy3f

Harvard wanted to release a report showing that it gave an admissions bonus to poor kids. But researchers warned against it because the data also showed that it gave a "negative effect" to Asians, according to a lawsuit: https://t.co/AbfZhguwRm

This is appalling. The conclusion was reached after reviewing data for 160,000 Harvard applicants. "Often," the admissions office gave Asian-Americans an low personal rating "without even meeting them." https://t.co/m5eku6YzcUpic.twitter.com/srlZIVOhmK

it would be much better if these colleges just admitted they were using quotas. otherwise, their logic seems to be: "asians need to score SIGNIFICANTLY higher than every other group on standardized tests to make up for their terrible personalities"

The Supreme Court has held race can be used as a factor in admissions. But what @Harvard appears to have done is attribute personality traits based on race. That is what is outrageous, because it feeds into historical damaging stereotypes about Asian-Americans. https://t.co/sHPut2Kd9T

As an aside, did anyone on the Left realize that the admissions process is a zero sum game? And that affirmative action policies may necessitate generating a "justification" for turning down some highly qualified candidates? https://t.co/WD5xU9SzGK

Well, maybe not “implode” … but still, it’s significant that Lieu is slamming a progressive system.

Of course, it’s important to note that policies like this have always been racist at their core. Harvard’s discrimination against Asians and Asian Americans is a feature, not a bug. It’s part of the tradition of affirmative action.

"Asian-American applicants have higher academic and extracurricular scores than any other racial group, as well as the highest overall rating from alumni interviewers, according to the plaintiffs…"

"…However, Harvard’s admissions officers assign Asian-Americans the lowest score of any racial group on the personal rating, which includes a subjective assessment of character traits such as whether the student has a “positive personality,” the plaintiffs said."